It's like Indiana Jones Goes To Hell or something. Without any of the fun. I wanted more Lovecraft and less Country, I suppose.
It's not growing on me, it's growing away from me.
Not that I am a fan of Indiana Jones, but yes, this show doesn't pull me in. I stopped ep 4 and walked away and came back to it several times throughout the day today. The story isn't gelling for me.
But I will reserve my final judgment until I am done watching the whole season.
It is just boring woke nonsense. Not worth watching.
Unfortunately, you are right.
shareWhats woke about it?
shareNothing is woke about this show.. It doesn't shy away from the racial climate of the 50's and to some people that in and of it self equals "WOKENESS".. And they are offended by the very mention of it.
shareExactly. I'll be the first the call out PC culture, but I've seen nothing of that sort on this show. If anything, its a realistic depiction racism in the 1950's. If someone thinks that's "woke", then I think they have some pretty deep seated issues.
shareSo brave. *tips fedora*
shareThis show is not a realistic representative of racism in the 50s. Perhaps in some rare instances it is a skewed reflection of this, but this was not how America was.
shareUhh, Jackie Robinson defeats Chthulu with a baseball bat. That's as about as woke as it gets.
shareIt's hard to escape the conclusion that this series didn't get the creative editorial input it might otherwise have because of the times we live in and its often up-front commentary on racism.
Which is odd, as HBO has a pretty decent reputation for its race related portrayals.
Yes. Unfortunately this show is all over the place.
I don't mind the racial narrative, but there's a lot of tedious drama with the occasional fantasy/horror sequence, which usually has poor CGI.
It feels like two shows mashed together.
"It feels like two shows mashed together."
That's an interesting point. . .someone else on another thread had the same issue with the music. The juxtaposition of current and classic "black" (for lack of a better term) music was so jarring for them, it took them out of the immersive experience. I suggested that the clash was possibly (probably?) purposeful. . .not sure if that applies here, but it's certainly worth thinking about.
Yes, the story is all over the place. It reminds me of campfire ghost stories you make up as you go along.
The trouble is the realistic scenes - the bus breaking down, the racist violence in the sunset towns, the department store, the street fair - are all interesting to watch. I want the story to revolve around all that, not veer off into supernatural, gory horror and B movie monster scenes.
Whereas the supernatural, gory Cthulhu stuff is why I started watching it, and the gritty realism is why I have so much respect for it and been drawn into it. The grit realism is much more horrible than the Lovecraft stuff. Maybe that’s one of the points the story intends.
shareThat’s cool, but it’s not for me.
shareI'm kind of disappointed that there isn't more Lovecraftian stuff than there is. I was led to believe the show is heavily influenced by Lovecraft's writings (I mean, his name is literally in the title, so...), the great old ones and whatnot, but after episode 1 there really isn't much of that. Now, don't get me wrong, the show's focus on racism is good too. I started watching it partly with that expectation in fact. I just thought it would be, like, a Lovecraftian story from a black perspective in racist America. But it's not really. Lovecraft and his literary creations were mentioned several times in episode 1, but then never again afterward. There is general supernatural stuff going on but it doesn't seem to be Lovecraft-influenced at all. In general, the story seems to be about everything except Lovecraft. Which would be fine, if I wasn't led to believe the opposite would be the case. I was stoked when I started watching the series but at this point I'm starting to feel like the name is false advertising.
shareI've watched the whole series up to this point over the last day. At first I was really, really interested, but over the last couple episodes my interest has begun to decline. It just feels like there isn't much story progression. It started out with the main characters having one specific goal and setting out to achieve it. The stuff with the quest to find Atticus' father in Devon County, that was really interesting. But then that part ended, and now it's just kind of... all over the place. Too many disparate things going on and it's far from clear how it's all tied together or whether it's even tied together at all. I don't understand what in the world Christina is up to. I don't understand why Montrose's relationship with Sammy is relevant to anything. And I'm not homophobic; I just don't see the point and what it has to do with literally anything else in the story. Also I found it a bit annoying how Sammy is portrayed as the ultra-stereotypical flamboyant gay man. In general I'm getting bored with the gratuitous sex scenes and the gross in-your-face gore that seems there more for shock value than to serve any story purpose. And now there's this whole Korea tangent. I want this thing to have a POINT. The commentary on the black experience in racist America is all well and good, but the story also needs plot progression, and plot progression has largely stalled over the last couple episodes.
shareI haven’t raven bothered watching based solely off Jurnee having an idiot for a Brother. I may before I cancel the underwhelming HBO Max.
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